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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-59.041171
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-59.041171
Nuclear repulsion energy159.759082
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3188 3107 17.44 244.48 0.12 0.21
2 A' 3179 3098 29.76 87.19 0.15 0.26
3 A' 3166 3085 27.72 83.12 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3152 3071 4.43 100.23 0.70 0.83
5 A' 3142 3062 6.49 39.53 0.54 0.70
6 A' 2933 2859 117.91 139.12 0.30 0.46
7 A' 1649 1607 156.48 55.62 0.27 0.43
8 A' 1626 1585 48.55 131.10 0.51 0.67
9 A' 1599 1558 72.96 50.78 0.42 0.60
10 A' 1512 1473 0.21 0.63 0.28 0.43
11 A' 1470 1432 19.31 5.54 0.27 0.42
12 A' 1410 1374 6.31 5.65 0.38 0.55
13 A' 1357 1322 5.63 1.85 0.75 0.86
14 A' 1337 1303 13.68 1.55 0.43 0.60
15 A' 1224 1193 50.30 21.05 0.28 0.44
16 A' 1198 1168 26.03 11.69 0.14 0.25
17 A' 1192 1162 3.30 9.37 0.64 0.78
18 A' 1095 1067 5.38 0.61 0.40 0.57
19 A' 1033 1006 2.74 4.49 0.12 0.21
20 A' 1002 976 0.92 44.27 0.09 0.17
21 A' 824 803 26.87 16.17 0.13 0.22
22 A' 648 631 27.58 3.69 0.37 0.54
23 A' 627 611 0.32 6.76 0.75 0.86
24 A' 438 427 0.11 7.89 0.34 0.50
25 A' 215 209 8.91 1.04 0.57 0.73
26 A" 1048 1021 3.61 1.65 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1025 999 4.80 3.00 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1022 996 0.06 0.70 0.75 0.86
29 A" 967 942 0.95 0.48 0.75 0.86
30 A" 895 872 0.06 0.86 0.75 0.86
31 A" 789 768 72.30 0.30 0.75 0.86
32 A" 706 688 23.85 0.05 0.75 0.86
33 A" 477 465 7.03 0.25 0.75 0.86
34 A" 422 411 0.11 0.02 0.75 0.86
35 A" 246 239 9.24 1.32 0.75 0.86
36 A" 127 124 5.75 1.82 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23967.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23356.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
0.17010 0.05071 0.03906

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.583 0.000
C2 -1.049 -0.375 0.000
C3 -0.743 -1.750 0.000
C4 0.610 -2.176 0.000
C5 1.658 -1.225 0.000
C6 1.352 0.153 0.000
C7 -0.308 2.042 0.000
O8 -1.470 2.523 0.000
H9 0.570 2.719 0.000
H10 -2.077 -0.023 0.000
H11 -1.544 -2.486 0.000
H12 0.843 -3.239 0.000
H13 2.694 -1.554 0.000
H14 2.154 0.892 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.42102.44902.82632.45351.41921.49052.43392.21022.16403.43553.91433.43942.1755
C21.42101.40882.44892.83732.45912.52762.92883.49191.08692.16773.43273.92483.4441
C32.44901.40881.41852.45752.83103.81674.33494.65792.18281.08752.17543.44293.9204
C42.82632.44891.41851.41502.44524.31685.13934.89533.44372.17641.08812.17513.4344
C52.45352.83732.45751.41501.41213.81314.88214.09153.92403.44122.17231.08752.1743
C61.41922.45912.83102.44521.41212.51483.68542.68223.43443.91863.43052.17191.0894
C71.49052.52763.81674.31683.81312.51481.25731.10902.71874.69285.40484.68492.7173
O82.43392.92884.33495.13934.88213.68541.25732.04902.61775.00946.20935.82823.9738
H92.21023.49194.65794.89534.09152.68221.10902.04903.81115.61735.96424.77222.4179
H102.16401.08692.18283.44373.92403.43442.71872.61773.81112.51964.34445.01154.3286
H113.43552.16771.08752.17643.44123.91864.69285.00945.61732.51962.50364.33975.0079
H123.91433.43272.17541.08812.17233.43055.40486.20935.96424.34442.50362.50304.3337
H133.43943.92483.44292.17511.08752.17194.68495.82824.77225.01154.33972.50302.5052
H142.17553.44413.92043.43442.17431.08942.71733.97382.41794.32865.00794.33372.5052

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.863 C1 C2 H10 118.680
C1 C6 C5 120.123 C1 C6 H14 119.698
C1 C7 O8 124.469 C1 C7 H9 115.691
C2 C1 C6 119.952 C2 C1 C7 120.470
C2 C3 C4 120.029 C2 C3 H11 119.987
C3 C2 H10 121.457 C3 C4 C5 120.295
C3 C4 H12 119.853 C4 C3 H11 119.983
C4 C5 C6 119.738 C4 C5 H13 120.160
C5 C4 H12 119.851 C5 C6 H14 120.179
C6 C1 C7 119.578 C6 C5 H13 120.103
O8 C7 H9 119.840
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.435      
2 C -0.233      
3 C -0.147      
4 C -0.141      
5 C -0.148      
6 C -0.257      
7 C -0.349      
8 O -0.134      
9 H 0.095      
10 H 0.210      
11 H 0.162      
12 H 0.160      
13 H 0.161      
14 H 0.186      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.693 -2.787 0.000 3.875
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.527 7.480 0.000
y 7.480 -47.847 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.587
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.190 7.480 0.000
y 7.480 -0.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.900
Polar
3z2-r2-5.800
x2-y22.320
xy7.480
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.642 -1.352 0.000
y -1.352 16.066 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.147


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 210.521
(<r2>)1/2 14.509